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Excessively windy outside, riding likely won't be able to happen outdoors.
Present. coffee. Need to obtain more flax seed oil.
39* and I have 50% of my scheduled runs being Bariatric Wheelchairs oh joy
Made some strong espresso, a few sips are already waking me up WIN
Made some strong espresso, a few sips are already waking me up WIN
Another day of holiday funk.
Im tempered to knock down a wall between my dining room and living room. These projects need a propert kick start.
not load bearing I gather?
Another day of holiday funk.
Im tempered to knock down a wall between my dining room and living room. These projects need a propert kick start.
Not for coffee or any such rubbish.
Peaty won't object to a walk this afternoon and you owe us a visit anyway.
Another day of holiday funk.
Im tempered to knock down a wall between my dining room and living room. These projects need a propert kick start.
Few snowmobiles have gone out on the lake, as witnessed during a quick bike ride last night. Could see where they sunk into the slushy ice at the shore, so I didn't have the gonads to ride out there. Maybe next week? Still all open water outside of this big bay.
Might go for a ride later?
Might go for a ride later?
Ride this morning. Needle ice, sinking frozen mud, zombie hordes.
Same here so indoor day today.
On a Sunday?
How exactly did the spoke break again?
Shiny! What rim is that?
I want to see that movie!
Looks like Light Bicycle logo.
@Toshi I hope you've got studded tyres.
I should go repair the broken spoke on wifes trail bike rear wheel. I promise to you all I won't use gorilla tape or cushcore butt plugs in my repairs.
I ran 12 miles this morning with acid reflux burning in my throat the entire time. 
BLAH. Decent run though. I've got work meetings this afternoon. 
BLAH. Decent run though. I've got work meetings this afternoon.
Didn't break.... original set of double butted spokes shop cut for me had a handful with bad threads...left me 3 short. Got replacements and put them in, only to find out later when final tensioning/truing they were straight gauge. Got good replacements and was trying to swap without losing nipples in rim. Did not work on the first. Worked on the second two, but I guess it's a moot point after the first.
Decided to not ski today, going for a ride instead. Woo hoo!
@CrabJoe StretchPants -- what was your method of changing the spokes w/o taking the tire off? When fixing/changing broken spokes, I've had pretty good luck using a small set of vice grips as a spoke wrench, just at the last few threads of removing/installing the spoke. That is, if the spoke didn't break off flush at the nipple and I am able to get it unthreaded.
@CrabJoe StretchPants -- what was your method of changing the spokes w/o taking the tire off? When fixing/changing broken spokes, I've had pretty good luck using a small set of vice grips as a spoke wrench, just at the last few threads of removing/installing the spoke. That is, if the spoke didn't break off flush at the nipple and I am able to get it unthreaded.
Use a spoke wrench to completely loosen the nipple as i pull down on the spoke, keeping the nipple fully seated or as close to it as I can. Pretty much same thing putting the new one in. Use fingers on one hand to pinch the nipple (heh) and slowly turn and engage the threads as I hold the spoke down with the other hand and slowly let it up into the nipple. Once you get a thread or two you're good, assuming you don't let go of the spoke by accident beforehand and have it push the nipple up into the rim, which is what happened.
Too bad, those butt plugs are worth every penny.
On my repair the spoke has broken at the threads, had to take off the tyre, tape etc. Also I don't have a same model of nipple to replace the blocked one. OCD might not let me use a different one 
Just did my most OCD snow blowing yet.
Satisfying.
Satisfying.
When my spoke broke the elastic energy pinged the nipple end up through the tubeless tape, and unfortunately the sealant wasn’t able to seal that. I think generally ‘take it apart and do it properly’ is always a good call when it comes to wheels (anything actually).
Mind whether it's load bearing first. Then, come borrow tools.
Another day of holiday funk.
Im tempered to knock down a wall between my dining room and living room. These projects need a propert kick start.
Don't listen to the naysayers, make like the Kool Aid man and charge through it.
Another day of holiday funk.
Im tempered to knock down a wall between my dining room and living room. These projects need a propert kick start.